Anxiety, depression, and emotion : [first Wisconsin symposium on emotion held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in April 1995

By focusing on the relationship between basic research in emotion and emotional dysfunction in depression and anxiety, this unique volume presents both psychological and biological implications of research for psychiatrists and psychologists. Anxiety, Depression, And Emotion Is Part Of The Series In Affective Science. Among The Subjects It Highlights Are: The Neural Substrates Of Affective Style In Normal Subjects And Individuals With Anxiety And Depression, Developmental Antecedents Of Anxiety And Mood Disorders, The Emotional Bases Of Personality Disorders, And The Contribution Of Animal Research To Understanding The Neural Substrates Of Anxiety And Depression. This Volume Will Be Of Broad Interest To Students Of Emotion, Clinical Psychologists And Psychiatrists, And Scientists Who Study Anxiety And Depression. It Will Also Benefit All Those Who Have Ever Wondered About Emotional Processes And Disorders.--jacket. Depression Seen Through An Animal Model : An Expanded Hypothesis Of Pathophysiology And Improved Models / Jay M. Weiss ... [et Al.] -- Depression In Rodents And Humans : Commentary On Jay Weiss / William Irwin -- The Regulation Of Defensive Behaviors In Rhesus Monkeys : Implications For Understanding Anxiety Disorders / Ned H. Kalin And Steven E. Shelton -- Adaptive And Maladaptive Fear-related Behaviors : Implications For Psychopathology From Kalin's Primate Model / Kristin A. Buss And Christine L. Larson -- Affective Style, Mood, And Anxiety Disorders : An Affective Neuroscience Approach / Richard J. Davidson -- Anterior Cerebral Asymmetry, Affect, And Psychopathology : Commentary On The Withdrawal-approach Model / Alexander J. Shackman -- Cognitive Functioning In Depression : Nature And Origins / Ian H. Gotlib, Eva Gilboa, And Beth Kaplan Sommerfeld -- Cognitive Functioning In Depression / Nelson Roy And William D. Voss -- Mood, Personality, And Personality Disorder / Lee Anna Clark -- Mood, Personality, And Personality Disorder : A Commentary / Nanmathi Manian And Malini Trine -- The Development Of Empathy, Guilt, And Internalization Of Distress : Implications For Gender Differences In Internalizing And Externalizing Problems / Carolyn Zahn-waxler -- The Role Of Emotion In The Development Of Child Psychopathology : A Commentary On Zahn-waxler / Nazan Aksan And Kathryn S. Lemery. Edited By Richard J. Davidson. First Wisconsin Symposium On Emotion That Was Held On The Campus Of The University Of Wisconsin-madison In April 1995. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This unique volume focuses on the relationship between basic research in emotion and emotional dysfunction in depression and anxiety. Each chapter is authored by a highly regarded scientist who looks at both psychological and biological implications of research relevant to psychiatrists and psychologists. And following each chapter is engaging commentary that raises questions, illuminates connections with other bodies of work, and provides points of integration across different research traditions. Topics range from stress, cognitive functioning, and personality to affective style and behavioral inhibition, and the book as a whole has significant implications for understanding and treating anxiety disorders.

The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.

This volume focuses on the relationship between basic research in emotion and emotional dysfunction in depression and anxiety. Following each chapter is a commentary that raises questions and illuminates connections with other bodies of work. Topics range from stress to behavioural inhibition